Imagine a backcourt of Lonzo/PG13, with Ingram/LBJ flanking the wings. So much switch-ability on defense.

i think it would be a dream come true if we can get Klay down the road somehow. he is like the perfect fit for Lonzo

I just don't see him leaving a possibly 4 time champ team. I understand they have a lot of players to pay, but would he leave the Warriors? Not sure.

repeater tax will hit the warriors hard, they can't afford to give both klay and Green max contracts since Curry and KD will both be on Super MAX.
if it comes down to Green vs Klay, i think the Dubs would keep Green.
and i think Klay will be almost a lock for the lakers if that happens.
won't be next year

Say what you will, tell sixers process seems to be working. They would never get here through FA, this was their only path and now they have perhaps the best foundational talent to be dominant over the next decade or so. They have already locked down Embiid to a multi year contract.

Yup, I always supported what they did. Simply the smartest way to go about rebuilding from their position. Everyone (including most of this board) was laughing at them but they're set to dominate the league when the Warriors are done.

By the way how great is the league right now in terms of young talent?

Simmons is a bigger and more athletic Magic Johnson, Embiid is Hakeem with a 3 pointer, Giannis might go down as the most physically gifted athlete in NBA history, Towns is a center with the shooting and agility of a guard, Jokic could be the greatest passing big man ever and Porz is an NBA unicorn with his shooting, rim-protecting ability and size. Not to mention that Anthony Davis is only 24 years old.

We'll see if Lonzo can make the jump needed to be in the same sentence as those players.

76ers had the #3, #3, and #1 picks while the Lakers had #2, #2, #2. We actually ended up with higher draft picks on average.

Say what you will, tell sixers process seems to be working. They would never get here through FA, this was their only path and now they have perhaps the best foundational talent to be dominant over the next decade or so. They have already locked down Embiid to a multi year contract.

Yup, I always supported what they did. Simply the smartest way to go about rebuilding from their position. Everyone (including most of this board) was laughing at them but they're set to dominate the league when the Warriors are done.

By the way how great is the league right now in terms of young talent?

Simmons is a bigger and more athletic Magic Johnson, Embiid is Hakeem with a 3 pointer, Giannis might go down as the most physically gifted athlete in NBA history, Towns is a center with the shooting and agility of a guard, Jokic could be the greatest passing big man ever and Porz is an NBA unicorn with his shooting, rim-protecting ability and size. Not to mention that Anthony Davis is only 24 years old.

We'll see if Lonzo can make the jump needed to be in the same sentence as those players.

A few quick thoughts:

The international appeal of basketball has helped the NBA immensely. Only Towns grew up in the US among those top young players. It'll be interesting to see if American NBA fans fully embrace a foreign-born player as the next Jordan/Kobe/Lebron - can Latvian Kristaps Porzingis capture American hearts and minds and disposable income?

Bigs with guard skills should dominate the next phase of the NBA, but we should be patient with the current crop of young guards who will probably take a little longer to break out as stars. Going up against Deandre Jordan occasionally is a lot easier for Joel Embiid right now than De'Aaron Fox facing off against Russell Westbrook, Harden, Wall, Curry, Kyrie, etc. night after night

Who are the next great wings under age 25? Wiggins can score a ton, but seems unlikely to ever make the leap into Kawhi Leonard territory; Otto Porter is more high end role-player than star; Ingram, Brown, Oubre, and JJax have a ways to go. Is it really Jayson Tatum? The 2017 PG crop renewed my faith in the future of that position (along with DLo), so hopefully an upcoming draft class will give the NBA it's next McGrady, George, Leonard, Durant, or even Kobe or Jordan.

its skewed with the 2 years of multiple lottery picks. If you simply just take the highest lottery pick from each year, both teams have an average of 3.25._________________"Lonzo Ball is the headline, Kyle Kuzma is the STORY!" Jalen Rose

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly._________________If Brandon Knight were to come out, I would take him number 1 in the draft. - Magic Johnson Mar 27, 2011

For all of you out there questioning Jimmer Fredette of BYU, he is the real deal. - Magic Johnson Mar 20, 2011

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly.

And Pau - but then again, Pau seemed to have a "peculiar" way of getting injured right before trade deadlines.

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Imagine a backcourt of Lonzo/PG13, with Ingram/LBJ flanking the wings. So much switch-ability on defense.

i think it would be a dream come true if we can get Klay down the road somehow. he is like the perfect fit for Lonzo

I just don't see him leaving a possibly 4 time champ team. I understand they have a lot of players to pay, but would he leave the Warriors? Not sure.

repeater tax will hit the warriors hard, they can't afford to give both klay and Green max contracts since Curry and KD will both be on Super MAX.
if it comes down to Green vs Klay, i think the Dubs would keep Green.
and i think Klay will be almost a lock for the lakers if that happens.
won't be next year

Have you seen their ownership group? There is no such thing as “Warriors can’t afford”._________________#lakerclownshow

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly.

Lakers did the right thing by not trading Kobe. KG and Pierce were never anywhere near Kobe's level of impact/importance/generational dominance. They could have offered him less but that's it.

Lakers made the mistake of not trading Dwight and Pau when they had the chance. Pau's value dipped quickly so I guess that one was excusable but Dwight should have been traded. Hell, Brooklyn would have likely offered the same stuff Boston got for KG/PP...

Imagine a backcourt of Lonzo/PG13, with Ingram/LBJ flanking the wings. So much switch-ability on defense.

i think it would be a dream come true if we can get Klay down the road somehow. he is like the perfect fit for Lonzo

I just don't see him leaving a possibly 4 time champ team. I understand they have a lot of players to pay, but would he leave the Warriors? Not sure.

repeater tax will hit the warriors hard, they can't afford to give both klay and Green max contracts since Curry and KD will both be on Super MAX.
if it comes down to Green vs Klay, i think the Dubs would keep Green.
and i think Klay will be almost a lock for the lakers if that happens.
won't be next year

Not sure about that. I think if that came down to fruition (and I dispute it), they would move Klay via trade first rather then letting him walk for nothing._________________2018:
Ball
PG13
BI
Kuz
Boogie

Say what you will, tell sixers process seems to be working. They would never get here through FA, this was their only path and now they have perhaps the best foundational talent to be dominant over the next decade or so. They have already locked down Embiid to a multi year contract.

Yup, I always supported what they did. Simply the smartest way to go about rebuilding from their position. Everyone (including most of this board) was laughing at them but they're set to dominate the league when the Warriors are done.

By the way how great is the league right now in terms of young talent?

Simmons is a bigger and more athletic Magic Johnson, Embiid is Hakeem with a 3 pointer, Giannis might go down as the most physically gifted athlete in NBA history, Towns is a center with the shooting and agility of a guard, Jokic could be the greatest passing big man ever and Porz is an NBA unicorn with his shooting, rim-protecting ability and size. Not to mention that Anthony Davis is only 24 years old.

We'll see if Lonzo can make the jump needed to be in the same sentence as those players.

76ers had the #3, #3, and #1 picks while the Lakers had #2, #2, #2. We actually ended up with higher draft picks on average.

Say what you will, tell sixers process seems to be working. They would never get here through FA, this was their only path and now they have perhaps the best foundational talent to be dominant over the next decade or so. They have already locked down Embiid to a multi year contract.

Yup, I always supported what they did. Simply the smartest way to go about rebuilding from their position. Everyone (including most of this board) was laughing at them but they're set to dominate the league when the Warriors are done.

By the way how great is the league right now in terms of young talent?

Simmons is a bigger and more athletic Magic Johnson, Embiid is Hakeem with a 3 pointer, Giannis might go down as the most physically gifted athlete in NBA history, Towns is a center with the shooting and agility of a guard, Jokic could be the greatest passing big man ever and Porz is an NBA unicorn with his shooting, rim-protecting ability and size. Not to mention that Anthony Davis is only 24 years old.

We'll see if Lonzo can make the jump needed to be in the same sentence as those players.

76ers had the #3, #3, and #1 picks while the Lakers had #2, #2, #2. We actually ended up with higher draft picks on average.

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly.

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly.

Agree with this. We tried to rebuild while still trying to bring in the crowds and shoot for the playoffs. It would have been better to cut bait and go all in with the youth movement. BUT at least we did get some good young talent and we have a good young coach to work with them.

No only are we behind philly in the rebuild, we are also way behind the hated Celtics._________________R.I.P. Doc Buss

"I think we often overlook the best way for a team like these Lakers to obtain star level players is to turn their current players into stars, rather than looking for outside help."

What the Sixers also did was stockpile a bunch of assets and retain cap flexibility which the Lakers refused to do. Look at what Brooklyn got for a washed up Pierce and Garnett. The Lakers would've been in a much better position if they traded Kobe to a contender for picks and prospects. But what's done is done. Lakers have a ways to go before they catch up with Philly.

We've been over this, but when do you trade Kobe? When the Lakers are making a playoff push with Howard and Nash and Kobe playing at an MVP level? After Kobe's blown out his achilles and is rehabbing during the final year of his deal? Do you not give him an extension and let him walk in free agency?